Float valve



July 17, 1928.

D. REED FLOAT VALVE Filed March 29, 1927 A z ilwm ELL Dudley Reed an "up float ball secured .to a. lever.

Patented UNITED STA July 17, 1928 1,611,681 rss rAraurqoFFl DUDLEY REED,OF CANTON, OHIO.

rnoa'r VALVE.

Application filed March 29, 1927. Serial No. 179,262.

valve is mounted .within a valve casing inside of a tank and isclosed by the water level within the tank raising a The object of the inventi a valve of is normally held in raised the supply of 'on isto provide this character in which the valve position to shut oflf water to the tank and is opened by gravity together with the water pressure thereon when the float ball is lowered in the tank by th e receding water level therein.

An embodiment of the invention is illustrated in which the accompanying drawing, in

Figure 1 is a sectional view of the improved valve showing the same in raised or closed position, the inlet to the tank from the valve,

and the float ball lever being shown attached thereto;

Fig. 2, a detached perspective view of the valve; and

Fig. 8,

a similar view of the operating lever and a portion of'the rod which carries the float ball.

Similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the drawing.

The valve casing 1 is adapted to be positioned in tank of an preferably near the upper portion of a flushing y suitable and well known design,

one end thereof.

The upper reduced end 2 of this valve casing may be screw threaded to receive the water supply pipe of the tank and connects the va portion 3 which enters the upper ve casing with a water main or supply.

The upper portion of the valve casing is provided with the inlet passage 4 terminating in the shouldered valve seat 5 beneath which is the enlarged valve chamber 6, the upper portion of which is provided with the port 7 communicating turned pipe 8 which may extend to a point bottom of the flushing tank.

near the The valve is vertically slidably with the downlocated in the chamber 6 and preferably comprises the spaced heads 9 and 10 connected as by the neck portion 11.

The upper head 9 is arranged to engage the gasket valve seat or washer 12 provided upon the 5 and the lower head 10 is provided with a peripheral washer or gasket 13 to prevent-leakage.

The lower end opposite 51 of the valve chamber 6 d ears 14 preferably depend from des thereof, a pin 15 being located therethrough to pivotally mount theoperathead 10 of the. valve, a. shorter oppositely being provided for disposed stop arm 18 contact with the lower end of the valve casing to limit the movement of thelever in that direction.

A rod 19 has one end located through a transverse opening 20 in the depending arm of the lever 16 and connected thereto as'by the set screw 21, the float ball 22, of any well known structure being connected to the free end of this rod. 7

When the water level within the tank is at the maximum, the float ball 22 will be raised to the position shown in Fig. 1, swinging the lever 16 upon its pivot to the position illustrated,whereby the arm 17 holds the valve in the raised or closed position, holding the upper end of the head 9 tightly in engagemerit with the valve seat, preventing the water su ply from passing downward from the supp y] pipe 3 to the pipe 8.

When te tank is flushed in the usual manner, the receding water level permits the float ball rod to drop, moving the lever arm 17 downward and permitting the valve to drop by gravity as well as by the water permitting the water from the supply pipe 3 to pass through the port 7 to the pipe 8.

In this position the stop arm 18 will engage the lower end of the valve casing, preventing further downward movement of the valve. The parts will remain in this position until the tank has again been filled to the required'level when the float ball will rise, closing the'valve and bringing the parts to the position shown in Fig. 1.

From the above it will be obvious that a very simple and eflicient valve construction is provided wherein the valve is raised while in the closed position and is lowered by gravity together with the downward pressure of the water.

I claim:

1. A valve of the character described in cluding a vertically disposed casing having a valve seat intermediate its ends, an inlet pipe communicating with the upper endof the casing, an outlet pipe communicating with the casing just below the valve seat, a

vertically movable valve Wit-hill the casing, a pivot below the valve and offset from the axis of the valve, a lever below the valve on the pivot for normally holding the valve in raised position against the valve seat, a stop arm upon the lever for limiting the downward movement of the valve, said lever having a depending arm radially disposed from the pivot, and a rod carrying a float ball mounted on the depending arm at right angles thereto.

2. A valve of the character described including a vertically disposedeasing having a valve seat intermediate its ends, an inlet pipe eoimnunieating with the upper end of the casing, an outlet pipe communicating with the casing just below the valve seat, a vertically movable. valve within the casing, a pivot below the valve and oliset from the axis of the valve, a lever below the valve provided with a curved arm on the pivot for normally holding the valve in raised position against the valve seat, a. stop arm upon the lever for limiting the downward movement of the valve, said lever having a depending arm radially disposed from the pivot, and a rod carrying a float bail mounted on. the depending arm at right anglesthereto.

in testimony that I claim the above, I have hereunto iillllSCl'lDGd my name.

DUDLEY REED. 

